Omaha police investigated the slaying of 33-year old Victoria Huffman and her two young sons, Joshua, 8, and Matthew, 5. Victoria and her boys were found inside a rental house at 1609 N. 33rd Street in Omaha. Victoria was stabbed in the heart, and the boys had their throats slit. The bodies were discovered about 8:15 AM on November 29, 1999, by a maintenance man of the rental property.

Michael Blair admitted that he killed the woman and her two children after she had ended their relationship. They had dated for one year before the relationship ended. Victoria had a protection order against him.